Gender Empowerment Measure
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The Gender Empowerment Measure was a United Nations development index that assessed women’s participation and power in political and economic life before being superseded by the Gender Inequality Index.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gender Empowerment Measure canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations index
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composite index ⓘ development index ⓘ gender-related index ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GEM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo | capture inequality in opportunities between men and women ⓘ |
| appliesTo | both developed and developing countries ⓘ |
| component |
gender disparity in estimated earned income
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women’s share of parliamentary seats ⓘ women’s share of positions as legislators, senior officials and managers ⓘ women’s share of professional and technical positions ⓘ |
| conceptualBasis | empowerment and agency of women ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
data limitations across countries
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focus on elite women in high-level positions ⓘ limited coverage of dimensions of gender inequality ⓘ |
| developedBy | United Nations Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
gender and development
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human development ⓘ |
| focusesOn | capabilities of women to take part in economic and political decision-making ⓘ |
| hasMethodologyType | composite indicator based on normalized variables ⓘ |
| hasScope | country-level assessment ⓘ |
| introducedInPublication | Human Development Report 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| measures |
gender empowerment
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gender inequality in power and decision-making ⓘ women’s participation in economic life ⓘ women’s participation in political life ⓘ |
| noLongerUsedIn | Human Development Reports after 2009 ⓘ |
| partOf | human development indicators ⓘ |
| publishedBy | United Nations Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gender Inequality Index
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gender-related Development Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Gender Inequality Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued index ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Gender Inequality Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international comparison of gender empowerment
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policy analysis on gender equality ⓘ |
| usedIn | Human Development Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesIndicator |
female and male estimated earned income
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share of female legislators, senior officials and managers ⓘ share of female professional and technical workers ⓘ share of parliamentary seats held by women ⓘ |
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